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Excellent Air Quality: 21 Conservatory Students Join Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis on a Recording That Helps the Environment Yolanda Kondonassis has combined her commitment to raising awareness of the threat of global warming with her passion for music and her joy in working with young musicians on her newest recording for Telarc, Air. Scheduled for release on October 28, the album features music by Claude Debussy and Toru Takemitsu, performed by Kondonassis and Oberlin 21, a new ensemble of Oberlin students conducted by Bridget-Michaele Reischl. Kondonassis and the Conservatory will donate a portion of their royalties from the sale of Air to the Environmental Defense Fund.

Oberlin College Gets Highest Grade on Green Report Card OBERLIN, OHIO – Oberlin College is 1 of just 15 schools to achieve the highest grade of A- on the new College Sustainability Report Card 2009. announced Mark Orlowski, executive director of the Sustainable Endowments Institute, the Report Card’s publisher. Founded in 2005, the institute is a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Oberlin received a B+ on the 2008 report card. Other schools with top marks include Stanford and liberal arts colleges Carleton, Dickinson, and Middlebury.

Adrian Fenty ’92 Discusses 2008 Race for the White House Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty ’92 returned to Oberlin on Saturday to talk about the presidential race and what is at stake in the 2008 election. Fenty discussed his views on the candidates and how the political landscape in Washington will change with a new president. More than 300 people welcomed Fenty, who took questions from the audience and posed for photographs after his talk.

Voting Early Alleviates Long Lines at the Polls In 2004, many Oberlin College students experienced frustration at the polls, some waiting as long as seven hours to cast their ballot. This year, Ohio is one of 31 states that will allow voters to cast their ballots early. To encourage students to take advantage of this opportunity, the nonpartisan Oberlin Voter Coalition and the College have arranged for transportation to the Lorain County Board of Elections. Oberlin Voter Coalition member Andrew Watiker ’10 believes voting early will encourage more students to vote. “This is not about getting people out to vote for Democrats or getting people out to vote for Republicans,” said Watiker. “This is about turning out people to vote, period.”

President Krislov Provides Testimony on Students’ Right to Vote President Marvin Krislov appeared before the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration on September 25 to provide testimony regarding the voting rights of college students. Read President Krislov's written testimony “Ensuring the Rights of College Students to Vote.” Read the written testimony

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer David Lang Joins Conservatory Faculty Composer David Lang, founder of the boundary-pushing new music collective Bang on a Can and recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Music, will join the Conservatory this fall as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Composition and Composer in Residence. “[David Lang] is a tremendous advocate for the creation and performance of new music, and this advocacy is only surpassed by his passion for teaching and mentoring young musicians,” says Dean of the Conservatory David H. Stull. “We are privileged to welcome him to our faculty.”